I look extremely spanish, but Im half, and when spanish ppl talk to me...?

Question

they speak spanish. DUH! But the thing is, I dont know how to speak spanish. So theyre in the middle of a sentence and I have no clue what theyre saying. Is there any other way to approach this without disappointing the person????

Answer 1

I understand your issue. When I go to places such as restaurants and I notice someone looks Hispanic and when I talk to them in Spanish and they dont answer me back in Spanish I get really dissappointed.

One way you can deal with this is just learn a few words in Spanish so you can tell them about your background, like 'Yo soy solo mitad Hispanic/Espanola y no hablo mucho espanol" or something like that, I would understand your issue and I wont get dissappointed.

And immigration or screaming or running will not help at all
Good luck my friend :)

Answer 2

If this is a persistent problem, I'd go ahead and pick up a teach yourself kit, if I were you. It's an easy language to learn. If it's any consolation, I'm a redhead of obvious western european origin (the variety that explodes in sunlight) and people walk up to me and speak Spanish as well. I can speak it back, but I'm a little mystified by the fact that that assumption could be made about me.

In the meantime, just tell them. They might be disappointed, but it's better to be honest than foolish.

Answer 3

You could learn to speak Castillion so simple is that. There is another thing, how do a Spaniard look like. Dark hair, blond hair, brown eyes or blue eyes, 195 cm tall or very short less than 160 cm. Do you look like an Arab or as a North African or as a Gypsy or do you look like as someone from Scandinavia? All sort of people can be found in Spain for 1000 of years.

Answer 4

Just say: "¡Hablo solamente un poco de Español, apesadumbrado!" It means: "I only speak a little Spanish, sorry!" I know the "sorry" seems long and hard, but once you know how to say it and get used to it, you'll be okay. It's all about practice!

And I'm just the same! I have Spanish and look very much like it and when going to Spain, they speak Spanish to me! Argh...!

Answer 5

I wear a name badge at work with my name on it. My name is Leticia,(a spanish name) but I am white. I don't speak very much spanish at all. and I have the same problem you do. I try my best to help them when I can. but I just tell them that my spanish is not good and that seems to solve the problem.

Answer 6

i be responsive to this is previous due yet i'm a million/2 Filipino and a million/2 Canadian/Irish. My mom is finished Filipino and my dad is a million/2 Canadian and a million/2 Irish so he's white. i'm the only baby and that i've got extra of my dads features than my mothers. whilst i exchange into youthful I had very curly reddish blonde hair and dark brown eyes. My dads mom and curly hair so as this is the place I have been on condition that from and my dad had grimy blonde hair. As I have been given older my hair began to alter, it nevertheless remained curly yet have been given darker, this is at present a mild brownish shade. notwithstanding my eyes are becoming lighter, my mothers eyes are dark brown in basic terms approximately blatant my dads eyes are hazel brown. As of suitable now my eyes have replaced from dark brown to an quite mild brown Amber shade this is quite vivid in the mild. My epidermis is likewise very honest and that i've got freckles on my nostril this is uncomplicated for white people

Answer 7

Learn how to say " i dont speak spanish" in spanish... so u can tell them that before they even begin.

Answer 8

you should study spanish language a little bit and search for the spanish term of " i have difficulty in understanding spanish this is the only spanish language i can use.

Answer 9

u look spanish... u mean your father or mother are from Spain?

Just say i dont speak spanish, whats the big deal?.

Answer 10

So if you're half, you could speak half spanish, also, couldn't you? Just enough to say No entiendo, no hablo español!